"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." -- 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a [NIV]

Yesterday's Discernment committee meeting focused on getting us closer to realizing what the vision of the church should be. It did take a little prodding from the moderator, but we were able to articulate how we saw the embodiment of "love as a foundation" for the church. Our assignment for the next meeting is to put into a sentence "who we are". We are not to push it but by reviewing some of the stuff we received it is hoped that will have an epiphany about the vision.

The service at church was great on Sunday; the music was fun. The gospel tune that we the choir sang was a big hit. After the service, we had the Annual General Meeting (AGM). During the AGM, the congregation was asked to brainstorm a little about the strengths of and dreams for the church. Some good information was gleaned from the session and it should help with discernment. The one thing I noticed is that the statements, except for one (I will not count the one I put forth), could apply to any club - not only the church. I think it took us in the discernment a little while to nail down what differentiates the church from clubs. I think it will be obvious for them once they really think about it.

Well I better let my spiritual friends what they missed.

God Bless You!